“Hob” is an old rustic nickname for “Robert” or “Robin”, so a hobgoblin is a goblin’s country cousin?
- 07.151 with goblins, hobgoblins, and orcs of the worst description.
“Hob, n.1.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2015. Web. 28 July 2015.
“Hob” is an old rustic nickname for “Robert” or “Robin”, so a hobgoblin is a goblin’s country cousin?
“Hob, n.1.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2015. Web. 28 July 2015.